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suppress
(s/@/'pr/E/s )

verb (v)

  • to put down by force or authority(verb.change)
    Example:
    Suppress a nascent uprising.
    source: wordnet30
  • come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    crush, oppress
    source: wordnet30
  • control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    bottle up, inhibit
    source: wordnet30
  • put out of one's consciousness(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    repress
    source: wordnet30
  • reduce the incidence or severity of or stop(verb.change)
    Example:
    Suppress a yawn.
    This drug can suppress the hemorrhage.
    source: wordnet30
  • To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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